The Game Census
The Room VR: A Dark Matter cover art

The Room VR: A Dark Matter

Fireproof Games · 2020-03-26

SteamPlayStation Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 26, 2020 (Oculus Quest), Mar 26, 2020 (SteamVR), Mar 26, 2020 (PlayStation VR), TBD (Meta Quest 2), Jul 27, 2023 (PlayStation VR2), Mar 26, 2020 (Oculus VR)

The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

2
playing now
98%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 142 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 80k–181k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,013 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2025-07-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26026020202026Week of 2020-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-11 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$6.242020-03-262026-08-012020-03-26 — best price $29.992020-10-29 — best price $20.092020-11-16 — best price $29.992020-12-22 — best price $20.092021-02-15 — best price $29.992021-07-11 — best price $14.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992021-12-22 — best price $17.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-12-01 — best price $17.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-04-24 — best price $20.092023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-10-26 — best price $11.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992023-12-21 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $29.992024-04-04 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-10-28 — best price $11.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-05-14 — best price $24.992025-07-13 — best price $6.242025-09-23 — best price $24.992025-10-27 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $6.242026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-01 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
83.2%
earned "Detective's Office"
41.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,36554%6
PS4 (PlayStation)92964%6
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)55854%6

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRIndieHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureAtmosphericEscape RoomLovecraftianSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Don't Knock TwiceRusty Lake HotelOmensight: Definitive EditionPLANET ALPHAUnforeseen IncidentsQuern - Undying ThoughtsRusty Lake: RootsA Fisherman's Tale

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗